to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
such; like that; that sort of; very
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in comparison to; rather than
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with